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Carl J. Shurtleff
Also filed as: SHURTLEFF CARL · SHURTLEFF CARL J · SHURTLEFF IV CARL J
36 granted patents·7 pending applications·13,494 citations·filing 2006–2023
99Inventor score
Files withETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC11CILAG GMBH INT6ETHICON LLC5ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC3MARTIN DAVID T2
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43 records- 0199US11337693B2Surgical stapling instrument having a releasable buttress materialCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2020·Granted May 24, 2022·227 cites·3 claims
- 0299US10702267B2Surgical stapling instrument having a releasable buttress materialETHICON LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 7, 2020·564 cites·24 claims
- 0399US10695053B2Surgical end effectors with staple cartridgesETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 30, 2020·623 cites·20 claims
- 0499US10595862B2Staple cartridge including a compressible memberETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 24, 2020·591 cites·19 claims
- 0599US10130359B2Method for forming a stapleETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 20, 2018·1.3k cites·9 claims
- 0699US9289206B2Lateral securement members for surgical staple cartridgesETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 22, 2016·1.3k cites·6 claims
- 0799US8925788B2End effectors for surgical stapling instrumentsETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 6, 2015·1.5k cites·3 claims
- 0899US8672208B2Surgical stapling instrument having a releasable buttress materialHESS CHRISTOPHER J·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 18, 2014·1.8k cites·17 claims
- 0999US7794475B2Surgical staples having compressible or crushable members for securing tissue therein and stapling instruments for deploying the sameETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 14, 2010·2.5k cites·22 claims
- 1097US9603599B2Feature to reengage safety switch of tissue staplerMILLER CHRISTOPHER C·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 28, 2017·936 cites·17 claims
- 1197US9186148B2Tissue stapler anvil feature to prevent premature jaw openingFELDER KEVIN D·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 17, 2015·1.2k cites·10 claims
- 1297US8915842B2Methods and devices for maintaining visibility and providing irrigation and/or suction during surgical proceduresWEISENBURGH II WILLIAM B·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 23, 2014·543 cites·21 claims
- 1396US11849941B2Staple cartridge having staple cavities extending at a transverse angle relative to a longitudinal cartridge axisCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 26, 2023·4 cites·18 claims
- 1496US8239007B2Biocompatible nanoparticle compositions and methodsVOEGELE JAMES W·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 7, 2012·21 cites·13 claims
- 1594US11406379B2Surgical end effectors with staple cartridgesETHICON LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 9, 2022·12 cites·20 claims
- 1692US9113861B2Articulating needle driverMARTIN DAVID T·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 25, 2015·57 cites·20 claims
- 1791US8961406B2Surgical access devices and methods providing seal movement in predefined movement regionsORTIZ MARK S·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 24, 2015·56 cites·16 claims
- 1891US8251900B2Surgical access devices and methods providing seal movement in predefined pathsORTIZ MARK S·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 28, 2012·84 cites·24 claims
- 1990US9549738B2Ratcheting feature on tissue staple trigger to prevent premature jaw openingMANDAKOLATHUR VASUDEVAN VENKATARAMANAN·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 24, 2017·49 cites·8 claims
- 2089US9220505B2Surgical stapling instrument with locking feature to lock anvil actuatorVASUDEVAN VENKATARAMANAN MANDAKOLATHUR·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 29, 2015·57 cites·20 claims
- 2188US8241209B2Active seal componentsSHELTON IV FREDERICK E·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 14, 2012·48 cites·16 claims
- 2286US8239008B2Sentinel node identification using fluorescent nanoparticlesVOEGELE JAMES W·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 7, 2012·2 cites·20 claims
- 2384US9247938B2Suture fastening deviceMARTIN DAVID T·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 2, 2016·18 cites·17 claims
- 2484US2024081802A1Surgical access devices and methods providing seal movement in predefined movement regionsCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2582US10813632B2Surgical access devices and methods providing seal movement in predefined movement regionsETHICON LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 27, 2020·2 cites·17 claims
- 2682US9538997B2Surgical access devices and methods providing seal movement in predefined movement regionsETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 10, 2017·3 cites·20 claims
- 2781US12137901B2Surgical staples having compressible or crushable members for securing tissue therein and stapling instruments for deploying the sameCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 12, 2024·0 cites·24 claims
- 2881US11678876B2Powered surgical instrumentCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 20, 2023·2 cites·3 claims
- 2980US10182805B2Surgical access devices and methods providing seal movement in predefined movement regionsETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 22, 2019·2 cites·10 claims
- 3079US8357085B2Devices and methods for providing access into a body cavityETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 22, 2013·18 cites·21 claims
- 3177US11633182B2Surgical stapling assembliesETHICON LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 25, 2023·1 cites·19 claims
- 3276US8932249B2Trocar assemblyPARIHAR SHAILENDRA K·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 13, 2015·14 cites·19 claims
- 3373US11849934B2Surgical access devices and methods providing seal movement in predefined movement regionsCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 26, 2023·0 cites·18 claims
- 3467US9717496B2Surgical stapling instrument with locking feature to lock anvil actuatorETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 1, 2017·1 cites·20 claims
- 3562US8465422B2Retractor with integrated wound closureWEISENBURGH II WILLIAM B·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 18, 2013·2 cites·11 claims
- 3659US2008085296A1Methods for reduction of post operative ileus.POWELL DARREL M·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3756US2011060363A1Surgical staples having compressible or crushable members for securing tissue therein and stapling instruments for deploying the sameETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 3854US10631867B2Feature to reengage safety switch of tissue staplerETHICON LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 28, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 3953US10226246B2Tissue stapler anvil feature to prevent premature jaw openingETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 12, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 4052US2011087159A1Trocar AssemblyPARIHAR SHAILENDRA K·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4150US2009234193A1Apparatus for keeping clean a distal scope end of a medical viewing scopeETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4248US2008086078A1Devices for reduction of post operative ileusPOWELL DARREL M·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4348US2009192344A1Surgical devices for manipulating tissueETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
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